Coastal Dayz will also have a 900-square-foot outdoor patio overlooking McGregor. The brewery plans to have food trucks and food stalls onsite. Customers can also bring in their own food to eat.

The Bethunes hope to announce a grand-opening date soon.

Eight-Foot Brewing

Owner-brewmaster Roger Phelps is keeping the exact location and timeline for his forthcoming brewery under wraps.

A sign at Palm City Brewing in San Carlos Park puts Eight-Foot 12 miles away from it. Given Phelps' history of hosting beer classes at Alliance for the Arts in Fort Myers, which is about 12 miles from Palm City, the greater Fort Myers area would be a safe bet for where Eight-Foot is putting down roots.

Inspired by time working and vacationing in the craft-happy Asheville, North Carolina, owner Tommy Johnson plans to have 24 craft beers on tap, plus an array of chilled and non-chilled inventory for sale.

"The focus is on beers from Florida and throughout the South," said Johnson, a University of Alabama alum who grew up in the Orlando area.

Johnson, who's lived in Fort Myers for more than a decade, holds a certificate in the business of craft beer from Portland State University and is a certified craft-beer server through Cicerone.

Ankrolab Brewing

In the works for more than a year, this East Naples brewery plans to open by winter next to Taqueria San Julian at 3555 Bayshore Drive.

“We have just ended a long legal process where our rights were being challenged. That delayed the construction process quite a bit,” Ankrolab Brewing co-owner Adam Kelley said.

“We are now awaiting permitting, and construction will begin as soon as possible."

Ankrolab Brewing Co. is planned next to San Julian Taqueria on Bayshore Drive in East Naples.(Photo: Ankrolab Brewing Co.)

Ankrolab will be family and pet-friendly, featuring a spacious outdoor beer garden. The architect, Naples-based HLevel, received an unbuilt design award from the American Institute of Architecture for this project, Kelley said.